We also learn more about Shaidar Haran, the Hand of the Dark, in this book. Fans often debate whether he is a very powerful Fade or the Dark One himself. What is your head canon?
I realize this may seem obvious but from what I’ve seen on lives, some people have difficulty with this, and I’m trying not to be a jerk about it, so:
It’s okay to be sad that two artists whom you are used to collaborating together, stopped. It’s okay to have an emotional reaction when your faves break up.
From idols groups, to acting ships, to a world famous dancing duo who were openly a couple, quietly breaking up, personally and professionally.
There's a thread on the EN World forum titled "What Games do you think are Neotrad?" This in turn links to a thread called "A neotrad TTRPG design manifesto" to help those (raises hand) who don't know what neotrad is supposed to mean. The latter thread itself links to "Thinking About the Purpose of Mechanics from a Neo-Trad Perspective" in order to "…disambiguate neotrad and OC" as neotrad is being defined in opposition to OC which, we're told, is a culture of play rather than neotrad's definition as a design ethos. Would you be surprised if I told you that we are then directed to the article "Six Cultures of Play" from The Retired Adventurer blog?
Anyway, a number of people are evidently deeply into this discussion, which to me has all the hallmarks of an argument about categories of popular music ("It's not post-punk, it's early proto new wave!"), and I wish them well from my position of making stuff up and having a laugh with friends. I may not need what they're trying to find—and I certainly don't understand how they're going about getting there—but it seems pretty civil and I trust they have fun with it.
For the Stizzy zine I got to make a print! I thought it fitting to post it during Stizzy week <3
To get the zine, stickers, charms, and prints, check out https://crossmyheartzine.bigcartel.com/ Preorders are open until April 21st, and all proceeds go to Anera
Do you know any fandom groups on here? Doesn't matter what kind – #GuppeGroups#Friendica#FediGroups etc. – or whether it's multi/pan-fandom or for a specific one. Let me know in the comments! I'm working on a little something-something :bbtea:
A Sketchy Proposal, Or How Fans Hide In Plain Sight: Lauren Orsini recalls a sketchy-sounding partnership pitch, and how it played into the fact that most people don't realize that anime fans are pretty much everywhere, in all age groups, even those beyond the typical 18-25 demographic.
Looking Back at Anime-Zine with Robert Fenelon - Red Bard talks with founding fan and head of early anime magazine Anime-Zine about his experiences in fandom, his work in the anime community, and more.
Thanks to this Transformers zine project I’m involved with, I ended up getting up in the middle of the night to spend over an hour rereading my own very old fanfic. It was not especially well-written but boy did it have a lot of feelings.
Polytopia Fandom's Strategies (polytopia.fandom.com)